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The Sangro is a 
During World War II, the mouth of the Sangro was part of the series of German military fortifications known as the Gustav Line. The Eighth Army crossed the Sangro on 23 November 1943. This crossing was the beginning of the Allied offensive on the Winter Line defenses east of the Apennines, which petered out in mid-December having failed to secure vital cities such as Orsogna.
river
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in eastern central Italy
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, known in ancient times as Sagrus from the Greek ''Sagros'' or ''Isagros'', ''Ισαγρος''.
It rises in the middle of Abruzzo National Park near Pescasseroli
Pescasseroli (, Marsicano: '', '') is a town and '' comune'' in the province of L'Aquila, in Southern Abruzzo, central Italy.
A summer and winter resort, it is also the location of the Abruzzo National Park, nestled in the heart of the Monti ...
in the Apennine Mountains. It flows southeast past Pescasseroli, Opi and Villetta Barrea and flows into the artificial lake Lago di Barrea. It then flows northeast through Alfedena, Castel di Sangro, Ateleta, Quadri, and Villa Santa Maria
Villa Santa Maria (locally ''La Vìlle'') is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Chieti, in the region of Abruzzo of southern Italy.
People
*Francis Caracciolo
*Michele Mascitti
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, before flowing into the Lago di Bomba. From there it flows northeast , it is joined by the Aventino
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, and thence it flows into the Adriatic Sea
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south of Punta Cavalluccio
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.
During World War II, the mouth of the Sangro was part of the series of German military fortifications known as the Gustav Line. The Eighth Army crossed the Sangro on 23 November 1943. This crossing was the beginning of the Allied offensive on the Winter Line defenses east of the Apennines, which petered out in mid-December having failed to secure vital cities such as Orsogna.
See also
* Winter Line Rivers of Abruzzo Rivers of the Apennines Adriatic Italian coast basins Rivers of the Province of L'Aquila Rivers of the Province of Chieti Rivers of the Province of Isernia Rivers of Italy {{Italy-river-stub